Doctor's Visit

Hey there. I broke down and went to the doctor today. I babysat my niece last week and got her cold and ear infection. I have had my cold for a week and just got tired of my sore throat that won't go away. No insurance means to me going to the doctor when I absolutley have to. The sore throat medicine papers just weren't effective enough, they last 15 minutes. Then again I needed a refill on asthma inhaler so I eventually needed a doctor's visit. I got an appointment early in the morning, 10:00. I usually get up around noon to 1:00. I corrected old information with the receptionist. The address they had I had not lived in for over 2 years. I complained to the nurse about my cold, sore throat, sore ears, and included that I stopped taking decongestants on Sunday after a horrible sinus headache. Horrible meaning my teeth hurt and eyes felt ready to pop out in addition to my sinuses hurting. I even burnt a wash rag in the microwave trying to get relief. I had to resort to apirin to rid my sinus headache. They asked if I was my mother's daughter. Yeah, I am. Mom needs regular tests from the medicines she takes for her arthitis. Dad needs regular visits for his diabetes. Both have high blood pressure too.
The nurse took me into the back rooms to weigh me, take my temperature, test my blood pressure, listen to my heart, and ask my problems. She told me my blood pressure number but I didn't pay attention since I didn't know if that was good or bad. Mom always said it is very low so that is why I feel tired all the time. I always thought it was my allergies making me tired. The doctor I saw said I look like my mother. I told her that's what people tell me. Mom doesn't think we look that much alike. Strangers notice a resemblence. The doctor checked my ears, my throat, my nose, and my lungs. Standard check ups.
Anyway, the doctor was concerned over my asthma being effected by my cold and coughing. I didn't think of that. She said my sore throat was due to drainage of my sinuses. She wrote a refill prescription for my inhaler and an antibiotic to rid the infection (I bet from my niece's ear infection). She said to come back if I didn't feel better in a few days.
I get to the reception desk to pay my doctor's visit. $96. That is why I only come to the doctor when I have to. That is almost a day's pay at work. Now I have to buy my prescriptions somewhere else. I get to the pharmacist and she informs me that my inhaler is expensive, $60. I tell her that I already know that. I buy one every year. I make it last by taking it when I need it, usually when I excerise. The antibiotic is cheaper, $10. Anyone robbing my medicine cabinet won't get rich by it. Once a coworker wanted to borrow my inhaler to get high off of it. I informed him that it is not a stimulant and he would feel nothing using it. All it does is open air ways so I can breathe when my asthma acts up.
Then after I start to leave I have to take back the antibiotic. It's caplets. I can't swallow pills. They stick to the roof of my mouth so I can't get them down. In my life I have tried water, juice, pudding, cookies, bread, soda pop, and even no food trying get a pill down my throat. Nothing works. I noticed the medicine paper strips for sore throats stick to the roof of my mouth too and force them to melt by rubbing my tongue against them. My disinegrating allergy pills stick also and force them to melt the same way. From experience, gel caplets stick worse than regular pills, though watching commercials for them they are suppose to be easier to swallow. Not for me. So I get a liquid medicine exchanged and go home finally. I need a nap. I am drinking warm milk to calm my hungry tummy as I write this. Post later. Bye!